Posted on 10/18/2025 6:29:09 AM PDT by marcusmaximus
US Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick has signaled that the H-1B visa system will face key reforms before the $100,000 fee applies in 2026. He called the lottery “bizarre,” opposed low-cost hiring, and said visas must go to the most highly-skilled workers.
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Lutnick said the H-1B visa lottery system is flawed and needs reform. Referring to conversations with the heads of two leading global tech companies, he said they found the concept of allocating visas for skilled workers through a lottery “bizarre.” He argued that the US must ensure visas go only to the most highly skilled professionals.
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The commerce secretary took a strong stance against the use of inexpensive tech consultants and trainees. He argued that the practice of bringing in lower-paid workers on H-1B visas should be eliminated. Lutnick stated: “I am completely on the view that this idea that inexpensive tech consultants should be coming into this country and bringing their families, I find it just wrong.” He also suggested that the President shares his position on this issue.
According to Lutnick, H-1B visas are oversubscribed by a factor of seven to ten, with about 74 per cent of applications linked to tech consulting roles. He questioned the importance of requiring tech consultants to be physically present in the United States when much of that work can be done offshore. “H1B visas are for tech consultants? Like, somehow, that’s like important that tech consultants are onshore versus offshore. They’re all in other countries anyway,” he remarked.
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Yeah, pretty annoying. I sometimes wonder if I missed one of the lights, or whatever they want you to see. 😂😂
President Trump is going to deport you back to India. Pack your bags, Jugdish. Durka durka.
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Aren’t you a British Subject?
A March 26 letter from HUD announced that non-permanent residents in the US...
including H-1B visa holders...would no longer be eligible for mortgages insured by the FHA.
The move was in line w/ Trump’s “commitment to safeguarding economic opportunities for U.S. citizens and lawful permanent residents,” while also ensuring that “federal benefits, including access to FHA-insured mortgages, are reserved for individuals who hold lawful permanent resident status.”
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I voted for this.
Marcus hoe mad.
Maximus hoe mad.
A Eye going blind....
I'd be pleased to see the federal government OUT of the mortgage business, with the exception of for qualified veterans.
Ditto for student loans and all related.
Little Marky the hoe mad. And madder. Waiting for maddest....
I thought the $100,00 fee was effective as of September 21st?
"The $100,000 fee on new H-1B visa petitions took effect at 12:01 a.m. Eastern Daylight Time on September 21, 2025. This fee applies only to new H-1B petitions filed on or after that date for beneficiaries who are outside the United States."
I know fee was changed to one-time only and not yearly as Trump had previously announced. Was start date changed as well?
Cheap unethical foreign labor is a curse.
Sorry, the issue is too important. If Satan was posing this then I’d like it.
You’re on the spot today! RSS feed or do you hover on the reload button?
Start your own threads - we know that YOU’RE not an AI.
Even if an AI bot were posting these H-1B threads, what’s the problem. They are great!!!
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